Calcium or manganese lakes of phenylazo-naphthol acid dyestuffs

ABSTRACT

1-((2-(HO3S-),4-(O2N-)PHENYL)-N=N-),2-HO,3-(HOOC-),6-   (HO3S-)NAPHTHALENE   ARE PRODUCED FOR USE AS PIGMENT DYESTUFFS, ADAPTED FOR INCORPORATION IN LACQUERS AND VARNISHES, SYNTHETIC MATERIALS, SPINNING MASSES AND IN THE FIELD OF PAPER AND TEXTILE PRINTING. THE LAKES EXHIBIT PARTICULARLY GOOD LIGHT FASTNESS PROPERTIES. CALCIUM OR MANGANESE LAKES OF THE AXO DYESTUFF OF THE FORMULA

United States Patent 59 Int. Cl. C07c 107/08; C09b 29/16, 45/14 US. Cl.260151 1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Calcium or manganese lakes ofthe azo dyestuif of the formula 80311 HO COOH l l SOaH are produced foruse as pigment dyestuffs, adapted for incorporation in lacquers andvarnishes, synthetic materials, spinning masses and in the field ofpaper and textile printing. The lakes exhibit particularly good lightfastness properties.

It has been found that valuable new azo dyestuffs are obtained byconverting the dyestulf of the formula SOaH H? (300E S OaH into thecalcium and/or manganese lake by treatment with calcium and/ ormanganese salts.

For laking, the dyestuif of the Formula I can be used in the form of thefree acid as well as in the form of watersoluble salts, for example, thepotassium or sodium salts. Calcium salts suitable for laking are, forexample, calcium chloride, calcium acetate or calcium formate, suitablemanganese salts are, for example, maganese chloride, manganese sulphateor manganese acetate.

The laking, i.e., the reaction of the calcium and/ or manganese salts onthe dyestuif of the Formula I, is preferably carried out in an aqueousmedium at temperatures of 40-95 C.

The starting dyestuff of the Formula I can be prepared in known mannerby coupling diazotised 2-amino-5-nitrobenzene-sulphonic acid in thedissolved or suspended form with 2-hydroxy-3-naphtho 6-sulphonic acid.

The new calcium and manganese lakes of the dyestulf of the Formula I arehighly valuable red pigment dye- 3,591,576 Patented July 6, 1971 "Icestuffs which are insoluble in water and in the usual organic solvents.They are eminently suitable for being incorporated with lacquers andvarnishes, synthetic materials and spinning masses as well for beingused in paper and textile printing. They are characterised byoutstanding fastness to overvarnishing in nitroalkyd resin or stovinglacquers, by high fastness to migration in synthetic materials and byvery good fastness to light.

EXAMPLE 21.8 g. 2-amino-S-nitrobenzene-sulphonic acid are finely stirredwith 600 ml. of water and 28 ml. hydrochloric acid (195 B.) anddiazotised at 0-10 C. with 23 ml. of a 30% sodium nitrite solution. Tothe diazo solution there are added 25 ml. glacial acetic acid andsubsequently an aqueous solution of 27 g. of the sodium salt of2-hydroxy-3-naphtho 6-sulphonic acid. When the coupling is completed, 18g. calcium chloride are added, the mixture is heated at C. for 2 hours,the product is filtered 01f with suction, washed, and dried at 50-60 C.

3 g. of the red pigment dyestuif so obtained are ground with g. of anitroalkyd resin lacquer (with a solids content of 22%) in a funnelmill. With this lacquer, adjusted to spraying viscosity, there can beproduced red lacquerings of very good fastness to overvarnishing.

The dyestuif is just as eminently suited for the preparation of graphicprints which are fast to solvents and for the dyeing of syntheticmaterials fast to migration.

If the calcium chloride in the above example is replaced with manganesechloride, then the resultant coloured lake has similar properties, butits shade is markedly more blue than that of the calcium lake.

I claim:

1. Calcium or maganese lakes of the azo dyestuif of the formula SOsH H?COOH References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 10/ 1903 Gley et a1. 106-2895/1956 Struve et a1. 260202X OTHER REFERENCES CHARLES B. PARKER, PrimaryExaminer C. F. WARREN, Assistant Examiner US. Cl. X.R.

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